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You know a place is small when a piece of deadwood is a top tourist attraction. A number of years ago, an enormous piece of driftwood washed up on the western edge of Harbour Island and anchored itself upright on a shallow sandbar. Almost immediately it became one of the most photographed sites on the […]

The number of Zika virus cases confirmed in the province has risen to 26, as health officials eye the possibility it could further spread through sexual contact. Of those known cases, 24 showed up in 2016, one last year and the other in 2013. What’s described as “a fairly steady increase” has mirrored the virus’s […]

In a cruel twist, it’s the heart, of all things. “Nobody,” says the inimitable George Hopkins, who in 44 years hauling equipment for the Calgary Stampeders has seen ’em all come and go, “has a bigger heart than Willie Burden."

Whether it’s the Dominican Republic, Mexico or Cuba, destination weddings are an attractive alternative to saying “I do” at home — with all the same pomp and pageantry of a more traditional big day. For many bridal families that are footing the bill, it can even be a cheaper option than staying put on Canadian terrain. Not necessarily so […]

DeQuin Evans ran the spectrum of emotions on Sunday afternoon at McMahon Stadium, from the lowest of the lows to the highest of highs in a span of just a few hours. The first-year Calgary Stampeder defensive lineman, pencilled in to start at tackle, suffered a freak injury in the pre-game warm-up, tearing the calf […]

TORONTO — The latest decision by Royal Bank to exit its international business in the Caribbean is another sign that Canadian banks are cutting their losses in the region and cleaning house, an analyst said Friday after RBC confirmed its making changes at its wealth management division.

WestJet is encouraging the public to report unwanted telephone calls from scammers claiming to represent the Calgary-based airline. The carrier is still being plagued by the ongoing scam, through which telemarketers purporting to be from WestJet and other Canadian companies call random telephone numbers across the country in an effort to sell potentially questionable holiday packages to Mexico.

In his lengthy playing career on both sides of the border, DeVone Claybrooks never witnessed the felling of three defensive linemen in one game. “No, not at all,” chortled the Calgary Stampeders’ defensive line coach. “Luckily, we’re always prepared for any situation, any circumstance. Coach Huff preaches that and he practises that.”

Two decades in the making. That’s what Clinton St. John reckons is the general timeline behind his latest release The Minor Arkhana, which he’ll release Friday night with a show at Festival Hall. Or rather how long it took to team with friend and fellow local Chad VanGaalen to come up with anything of note between the two of them.

George Melnyk seems genuinely excited when told that Calgary’s cookie-cutter suburbs are about to take a starring role in a new TV series. The associate professor of film and Canadian studies had not heard of Kid in the Hall Bruce McCulloch’s Young Drunk Punk, which will begin shooting in Calgary in the fall.

The workout — four long hours of catching and throwing, of batting and running — turned out to be more than worth it. Because immediately after wrapping up his March audition in Penticton, B.C., Rick Marin got the news.

It’s getting close. This week’s Jazz Celebration, which kicks off Wednesday and features several high-profile shows throughout the city, has all of the looks and feel and appearance of one, but organizers aren’t quite ready to use the “f”-word yet.

There is perhaps no better way to show off the sheer size and scale of an airport runway than by inviting people to experience it on foot. At nearly five kilometres long and over a metre thick, Calgary International Airport’s new runway requires a good 20 to 30 minutes of brisk jogging to traverse. And if you’re walking it with kids in tow — stopping at displays and maybe grabbing a bite to eat along the way — then getting from one end to the other can take all morning.

His face was smiling, but it was clear he wanted cash. And he had my driver’s licence. He was a member of the Nicaraguan National Police and he had pulled us over outside the capital city of Managua for reasons unclear to me.

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